This morning I installed a solo show at Daniel's Spa in Rochester, Michigan. Over 3 dozen paintings are on display in their lobby and treatment rooms. You are welcome to stop by and enjoy, even if you are not partaking of a mani. No appointment necessary. Honest! (Oh, and by the way, they had a small mountain of OPI Shatter polish at the front desk. All the colors. I wanted a bottle of each, but exercised some self control.) The exhibition will be up until the end of August. After which I'd love to hang it in your neck of the woods, so email me and we can make arrangements! (Theoretically, if I visited the show every 5 days, I could pick up another bottle of polish, and by the end of the month, I'd have them all......) Thanks, as always, for sharing my artwork with your friends and family, Kim Me at Saratoga, photo courtesy of L Shantz Visiting the Spa For Real Balston Spa, that is. Yes, it's that time of year again when I make my annual pilgrimage to Saratoga Race Course. This year I'm joining four other girlfriends, all artists and fans of horse racing, for a long weekend of talking shop and being railbirds. I'll collect reference materials to continue The Saratoga Series of paintings. And of course we will pamper ourselves with plenty of ice cream, chocolate, and limoncello. I can taste Mrs. London's now. |
The cover of "A Dog Named Blue," now available from Blurb publishers. When I first painted Amelia I never imagined that she would be re-christened "Blue" and inspire a book. In her defense, Amelia had a number of other partners in crime - animals who's portraits seemed to fall into a specific color category and prompt color-centric names. In typical ADD fashion, my brain started spinning 100mph. What if I turned those muses' paintings into a picture book for animal loving kids? I shared my idea with three friends in the industry, and they eagerly offered their expertise. I am truly indebted to them. Illustrator and author Matt Faulkner and children's book author and literacy expert Kristen Remenar edited an early version of the draft. They suggested key plot/conceptual changes that made it oodles better. Designer Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson worked her magic, pairing the images with perfectly color...
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